The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-20
SCOTLAND ADIEU.
A Pleasant Affair in Hamilton
Taos, Brock and His Business.
Song and Dancing to the Bagpipes--'A
Few Points About the U. S.--Their
Ridiculous House of Lords
Goodbye. ETC., Etc.

sons temperance restaurant, Win pl
ano and bagpipe music, songs and danc
ing. 1t was kept up to the morning
hours, concluding with "Auld Lang
SVne" by the company, in true Scotcl
fashion with the usual heart and soul
Miss Jameson is sister-in-law, man
aging f0r Mr. Brock this and another
similar restaurant on another street,
and they have n baker shop and bakery
and provision grocery i'll other streets
in the town. Mr.. Brooks chief business
is house factor, that is having fuli
charge of extensive blocks and rows Oh
houses for outside parties. His Office
is in one of those blocks. The numbel
Of his tenants is between seven ant,
eight hundred of all kinds. He has OF
fee assistance, and keeps mechanics t.
attend to repairs, etc. He is bus!
man, and enterprising, and was very at
tentiye to me. While in Hamilton
was the guest of Mr.. Brock, for ht
would listen to nothing else, and he hat
Plenty of room. | also enjoyed myself
reading some of the books i'll his fine
library. He has house at Largs, OIL
the coast, where the family spend :
portion of the summer. He invites mt
hack next year to attend the Interna
tOnal Exhibition at Glasgow, promis
ing me good time. His half a dozeI
fhe children are not the least attrac
lions in my friends domicile. The fOui
eldest boys attend school, so that theil
education is being attended to. The
oldest, twelve years old, is already
studying the Latin tongue.
But to go back to the last night. AT.
ter the sumptuOus repast from to 3 p
Ra.. the guests, about twenty, male anG
female, engaged in conversation
for time, when one of the yo IL
ladies made the piano speak il
Ene style, and after time the human
voice Joined in with Scottish sOng,- ,-and
where is the land that has such songs
as Scotland?
Most of those present could sing and
did so. Mr.. Brock had engaged the
Major piper at the barracks, an accom-
plished performer, and he came in full
Highland costume of the richest ana
most costly character. 1t is needless to
say
"He screwed the pipes and gart them skirl
Till roof and rafters a did dirl"
Between times | gave them speci
men of our American literature, or told
them something about our far off land,
all which seemed to interest. | told
them for instance, that one of our
thirty eight States, Texas, was larger
than the Austrian or German Empire
that the United States was about as
large as all Europe that we had in the
United States a larger English speaking
population than in all the rest of the
world besides, and rapidly increasing
that our population was over sixty mil
lions and we had room for several hun
dred millions mOre-that our MiSSis-
sippi valley had 10000 miles of river
steamboat navigation and that valley
could feed all the people in the world
that the United States had about as
much extent of railway as all the rest
Of the world together that while their
royal family cost over four millions OF
dollars year our President got but
fifty thousand that we did not propose
pensioning himself nor his children,
nor brothers and sisters, cousins and
aunts. These must work for living
like other people.
All the foregoing, and more, the
friends took in and | must say the SEN
timent is strong against established
aristocracy. Their House of
Lords is composed of lawmakers
by inheritance. Craftsmanship ability
does not, as a rule, go by descent. The
son of a statesman is as likely to be
fool as the son of any one else, and the
lords can furnish their share of little
ness and feebleness. The GladstOnes,
Peels, Pitts, and many Others came not
from the lords originally. The history
of our country, too, establishes the un-
certain tenure of heredity, as to human
ity, so far as shining talent is concern
ed 1t is certainly astonishing how
mankind continue slaves to customs,
not based on reason or sense now, even
if they were once.
The Furnessia sailed from Greenock
on the night of September 29th, about
midnight, passengers being furnished
railway tickets from Glasgow, general
ly taking the 4 p. M. train at st. EnockS
station. Mr.. Brock, with two lady
friends came with me to Glasgow in
the forenoon and went on to GreenOck
to see me safe on board. My old friend,
Robert Rae, in business in Glasgow,
went to GreenOck, also, to see his neice
aboard, and his other friends to all of
whom he had been so hOspitable, and
attentive. These noble friends remain
ed a while on the Furnessia and when
the tender started back to the pier with
them all on board, farewells were said
and handkerchiefs continued to wave
while we could see one another. Other
rood friends came to the depot in GlaS
cow, to bid us good bye at the railway
train. 1t will be seen from all this that
some of us have abundant reasons to
hold in fresh remembrance old Scotland
and our noble friends Long may they
wave.
Friendship S not all a name.
Or charm that lulls to sleep
nf things that follows wealth and fame
To leave the wretch to reap.
Oh yes there's something true on earth
That speaks from heart to heart
And gives to nobler thoughts birth,
Where they will ne'er depart,
| have spoken of the solid elements
and qualities in the Scottish character,
all which are recognized the world
over. The melancholy and grievOus
feature in Scotland is the prevalent in
temperance This is not confined to
the lower class either, from all ! was
able to ascertain, nor the male Sex by
any means. Strong drink is quite gen
orally used in the household, and hence
the deprayed taste is early acquired, and
is apt to get full control at last, OF fe-'
males as well as males. Besides, it is
quite common for females to get their
bottles filled at the shops that are fear
fully plenty, and indeed provision gro
ceries are obliged to keep 1t in order to
supply customers. 1t is too, not uncOm-
mon nor hardly disreputable for women
of standing to go in with their hus-
bands and take their whiskey along. ]
cannot say that this is general, but
say it Is not uncommon. ,t
AS far as | noticed, the popular and
prominent street corners are almost
universally occupied with drinking